![]() ![]() You can see the Limes that became the limit (well, just beyond it really, they frequently built temporary forward raiding camps and the like just beyond that line). Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Header Image is 'Roman Forum' by Benson Kua and has been modified from its original dimensions. It was modified by /u/IBelieveAllTheThings to fix some bugs specfic to our sub. We use the FlatBlue by /u/creesch for this subreddit. Please use the menu above to select one for yourself! Part of the r/history community:įor a complete list of history related subreddits, check out the sidebar on r/history. The nearer a (person) comes to a calm mind, the closer (they are) to strength". "Gentleness and civility are more human, (than rage) and therefore (superior). Feel free to post about Roman architecture, military history, art, archaeological finds and anything else that deals with ancient Rome. This is a subreddit dedicated to the Roman Kingdom, Republic and the Empire up until the fall of the Western Empire. Chronicle of the Roman Republic: The Rulers of Ancient Rome from Romulus to Augustus. In The Oxford Classical Dictionary (Fourth Edition) (p. Hornblower, S., Spawforth, A., & Eidinow, E. Papers of the British School at Rome, 37, 76-81. Retrieved from Coin Hoards and the Pattern of Violence in the Late Republic. New York, NY: Facts on File, Inc.Ĭrawford, M. While these military revamp measures benefited the Roman army for years to come, the horrible defeat at Arausio couldn’t have been forgotten, because “at that moment Rome was faced with complete extinction” (Cornell and Matthews, 1982, p. He altered the training, such as by having the soldiers practice fighting gladiator style, and adjusted “the Roman battle array to resist the barbarian assault” (Matyszak, 2003, p. ![]() This gave the new Roman consul Gaius Marius the chance to make reforms to the military, as he is well-known for (Matyszak, 2003, p. Luckily for the Romans, though, the barbarian hordes’ conquest took them west to Spain instead of east into Italy, where no Roman army would have been available to hold them back (Pethrus (Wikipedia), 2010). It was a clear sign that peace times in the empire would be few and far between, and that the oppressed peoples under Roman rule would be anything but submissive. The humiliating defeat at Arausio was an early example of unrest among the Germanic tribes, even before the empire had begun. As part of his punishment for attacking the Germanic army rather than trying to negotiate, as Mallius intended, Caepio’s wealth was seized, he lost all his power in the senate, and he was forced into exile. Apparently, Caepio had disregarded the authority of Mallius Maximus, “ to co-operate” with him, which “led to the disaster at Arausio” (Hornblower, et al, p. ![]() “Caepio, who had caused the defeat by his rashness, was convicted” (Lendering: Livy, Book 67). “According to Valerius Antias, 80,000 soldiers and 40,000 servants and camp followers of the Romans were slain at Arausio” (Lendering: Livy, Book 67). Arausio turned out to be more of a massacre that “left Italy at the mercy of the Germans” (Cornell and Matthews, 1982, p. The Roman army of around 80,000 men came out to meet them, being led by the consul Mallius Maximus and proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio (Matyszak, 2003, p. Unfortunately for the Romans, the battle at Arausio was no different. This Germanic army, estimated at around 300,000 men, was marching from the north, crushing all opposition, and while they did suffer some losses, as the map shows, these were only minor setbacks to their cause (Matyszak, 2003, p. The image above shows the victories (green swords) and defeats (red swords) of the massive Cimbri and Teuton force that swept through Europe and Roman territory (Pethrus (Wikipedia), 2010). Map showing the warpath of the massive Germanic army. ![]()
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